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Monday, January 30, 2012

A Deer and a Snake

This is my painting from this weekend, A Deer and a Snake. It's 9x12 acrylic on bristol paper.

A nice person on the internet site Reddit.com suggested that I try painting on a surface smoother than canvas, so I did. It was nice not to fuss with the little dimples inherent in canvas.

I'm pretty happy with the composition and the color palette. Though, if I painted this over again, I might take the time to draw out and paint in each little leaf on the trees individually in a thick double coat. But, I think I'm happy enough with this that I'll leave it alone and take my lesson on to the next painting.

The mister got the creative bug at 2:00am Sunday morning and started singing his heart out in his not-sound-proof studio, so I was up too. With not much else to do at such an indecent hour of the morning, I got several new paintings sketched out -- all on bristol. A little robot and a portrait of a panda bear are now on the docket for this week! I'm crossing my fingers that they look as cute painted as they do sketched in pencil!

I love the contrast of the animals in addition to the contrasting colors. There's something a little unsettling about it (in the best possible way - the way that makes you stop and ponder). the deer looks so serene, but could easily be seconds away from being squeezed by that snake. or perhaps they coexist peacefully.

How did you ever think of this subject? Are you the deer and your husband the snake for waking you up?! LOL! Just kidding, as I know you didn't do this painting during the night. I like the fact that you kept it simplified, very appealing.

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